Retrieval of the 3-D Deformation Field Through Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite Systems: the Coastal Area Landslides Monitoring Application Scenario

In this work we show that proper design of a spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) operating in burst acquisition mode may enable an advanced monitoring capability, named two-look, which allows the application on a global scale of a technique named burst overlap interferometry to monitor with high accuracy the complete 3-D displacement vector occurred on the ground.This advanced observation capability can be fruitfully exploited in several application scenarios related to the monitoring of natural or anthropic hazards. We concentrate in particular on the monitoring of coastal area landslides, which is essential to minimize damages and ensure the safety of coastal populations. Specifically, we consider the southern Italy Tyrrhenian coast scenario which is significantly affected by ground displacements caused by landslides.The work is aimed at showing the potentialities of this advanced observation capability of SAR systems, with a special focus on the forthcoming spaceborne missions supported by the European Space Agency or the Italian Space Agency, which we suggest to strengthen with the two-look burst acquisition mode.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea)

• Publication date

  2025-10-08

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  DOI 10.1109/MetroSea66681.2025.11245679
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